The Lamb of God
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2. THE LAMB OF GOD
2. THE LAMB OF GOD
John 1:15–33
I. THE INTERPRETATION—vv. 15–18
I. THE INTERPRETATION—vv. 15–18
A. Personality—v. 15. Christ would be greater than John. He existed before John. He was above John.
A. Personality—v. 15. Christ would be greater than John. He existed before John. He was above John.
B. Pleasure—vv. 16–17. We receive many blessings through Christ. Moses gave only the law—Christ gave love. The law has many “can’ts”—The New Testament contains many “cans”!
B. Pleasure—vv. 16–17. We receive many blessings through Christ. Moses gave only the law—Christ gave love. The law has many “can’ts”—The New Testament contains many “cans”!
C. Power—v. 18. God is Spirit—John 4:23–24. “No one has ever actually seen God, but, of course, his only Son has, for he is the companion of the Father and has told us all about him”—LB.
C. Power—v. 18. God is Spirit—John 4:23–24. “No one has ever actually seen God, but, of course, his only Son has, for he is the companion of the Father and has told us all about him”—LB.
II. THE INSTRUMENT—vv. 19–23
II. THE INSTRUMENT—vv. 19–23
A. Searching—vv. 19–21. The Jews were wondering who John was. Some thought he was the Messiah. Others thought he was the prophet Elijah.
A. Searching—vv. 19–21. The Jews were wondering who John was. Some thought he was the Messiah. Others thought he was the prophet Elijah.
B. Savior—vv. 22–23
B. Savior—vv. 22–23
1. Attitude—vv. 22. They were sincere, wanting to know.
1. Attitude—vv. 22. They were sincere, wanting to know.
2. Answer—v. 23. A quote from Isaiah 40:3. Isaiah was a prophet; he warned of the evils of sin. He was the “Old Testament Evangelist.”
2. Answer—v. 23. A quote from Isaiah 40:3. Isaiah was a prophet; he warned of the evils of sin. He was the “Old Testament Evangelist.”
III. THE INTRIGUE—vv. 24–28
III. THE INTRIGUE—vv. 24–28
A. Concern—vv. 24–25. “Then those who were sent by the Pharisees asked him, ‘If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?’ ”—LB.
A. Concern—vv. 24–25. “Then those who were sent by the Pharisees asked him, ‘If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?’ ”—LB.
B. Christ—vv. 26–28. Christ was not yet introduced to the public. John was telling the people about Him.
B. Christ—vv. 26–28. Christ was not yet introduced to the public. John was telling the people about Him.
IV. THE INTRODUCTION—vv. 29–33
IV. THE INTRODUCTION—vv. 29–33
A. Sinbearer—v. 29. This is a fulfillment of Isaiah 53. Though Isaiah lived more than 700 years before Christ, he explains fully how Christ would suffer for man.
A. Sinbearer—v. 29. This is a fulfillment of Isaiah 53. Though Isaiah lived more than 700 years before Christ, he explains fully how Christ would suffer for man.
B. Savior—v. 30. Christ was superior to John. He was the Messiah. The word Messiah means “The promised One.” Christ was promised since Genesis 3:15—4004 B.C.
B. Savior—v. 30. Christ was superior to John. He was the Messiah. The word Messiah means “The promised One.” Christ was promised since Genesis 3:15—4004 B.C.
C. Spirit—vv. 31–32. John didn’t know Jesus, but He knew God. It was God, who revealed Jesus to John. Note “The Spirit abode on him”—Christ would later baptize the people with the Holy Spirit.
C. Spirit—vv. 31–32. John didn’t know Jesus, but He knew God. It was God, who revealed Jesus to John. Note “The Spirit abode on him”—Christ would later baptize the people with the Holy Spirit.
D. Supernatural—v. 33. God revealed to John that when he saw the Holy Spirit descending upon a person in the form of a dove, that person would be the Messiah.
D. Supernatural—v. 33. God revealed to John that when he saw the Holy Spirit descending upon a person in the form of a dove, that person would be the Messiah.
Croft M. Pentz, Expository Outlines on the Gospel of John (Dollar Sermon Library Series; Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1974), 14.